Journal
MATERIALS RESEARCH LETTERS
Volume 6, Issue 10, Pages 570-583Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC
DOI: 10.1080/21663831.2018.1503198
Keywords
Glassy or amorphous materials; plastic flow and ductility; molecular dynamics; structure-property correlation; flexibility versus free volume
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- U.S. DoE-BES-DMSE [DE-FG02-16ER46056, NSF-DMR-1505621]
- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory by the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Basic Energy Sciences, Materials Sciences and Engineering Division, through the Mechanical Behavior of Materials Program (KC13) [DE-AC02-05CH11231]
- Office of Basic Energy Sciences of the U.S. Department of Energy [DE-FG02-16ER46056]
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Making glasses ductile at room temperature is a daunting challenge, but has been shown to be feasible in recent years. We explain the plastic flow from the standpoint of the flexibility available in the amorphous structure: imparting flexibility into the structure facilitates bond switching needed to mediate shear transformations to carry strain. This structure-property correlation is demonstrated using molecular dynamics simulation data. The flexibility can be improved via ultrafast quench or rejuvenation. In particular, the flexibility volume parameter offers a quantitative metric to explain the flexibility and deformability, even for glasses where the commonly cited free volume is not applicable. [GRAPHICS] . IMPACT STATEMENT This Perspective demonstrates using examples and models that it is the flexibility rather than the excess volume that can be tuned to facilitate plastic flow and ductility in glassy materials.
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